Local Obituaries
Donald Smith
Mar 1, 2024
Donald M. Smith, Sr., age 78, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2024. Born on June 6, 1945, in Lebanon, Tennessee, he was a son of the late Melvin Smith and Pearl W. Smith. Mr. Smith served his country in the United States Navy and retired from Cargill. He enjoyed being a Boy Scout in his younger...
Mark Ballew
Mar 1, 2024
Mark Ballew, age 55, of Alto, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2024. Born on July 10, 1968, in Demorest, he was the son of Luther P. Ballew and Laverne Garrett Ballew of Alto. Mr. Ballew was retired from Kubota and was of the Baptist faith. He is remembered as a man of many talents, who loved his family. In...
Hollis Banks
Feb 27, 2024
Hollis Marvin Banks, Sr., age 91, of Clarkesville, passed away on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. No formal services are planned. An online guest register is available and may be viewed at www.mcgaheegriffinandstewart.com. MCGAHEE-GRIFFIN & STEWART FUNERAL HOME OF CORNELIA, GEORGIA (706/778-8668) IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
Cecil Callaway
Feb 22, 2024
A heart of gold stopped beating today and is now at peace; Cecil A. Callaway, age 87, of Homer, passed away on Thursday, February 22, 2024. Born on November 23, 1936, in Washington, Georgia, he was a son of the late Henry T. Callaway and Myrtice Ogletree Callaway. He had humble beginnings in rural Georgia where he worked in the...
Bertha Green
Feb 19, 2024
Bertha Mealor Green, age 83, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Monday, February 19, 2024. Born on December 10, 1940, in Mt. Airy, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Amiel Cash and Bertie Greemon Cash. Mrs. Green was retired from Ethicon and was a member of Camp Creek Baptist Church, but more recently had attended The Torch. She...
James Smith
Feb 16, 2024
James Edward “Bud” Smith, age 71, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2024. Born on November 18, 1952, in Demorest, he was the son of the late James Hoyt Smith and Katie Jane Beck Smith. Mr. Smith was employed for about 10 years with Chicopee Mfg./Ethicon, and then worked for a number of years with Habersham Metal...
Connie Morris
Feb 16, 2024
Connie Marie Morris, age 62, of Cornelia, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2024. A private interment will be held in Level Grove Cemetery. An online guest register is available and may be viewed at www.mcgaheegriffinandstewart.com. MCGAHEE-GRIFFIN & STEWART FUNERAL HOME OF CORNELIA, GEORGIA (706/778-8668) IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
Lowell Sherman
Feb 13, 2024
Lowell “Kent” Sherman, age 81, of Clarkesville, passed away on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. Born December 22, 1942, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, he was the eldest son of the late George Russell Sherman and Ruby Arloene (Jagger) Sherman. Mr. Sherman received his Undergraduate Degree from the Indiana Institute of Technology and his Master’s Degree from Colorado State University. After graduation,...
Robert Hale
Feb 7, 2024
Robert L. “Bob” Hale, age 86, of Clarkesville, passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2024. Born on May 31, 1937, in Queens Village, New York, he was a son of the late Alfred William Hale and Edna Amelia Hummer Hale. Mr. Hale served his country in the United States Army. After his stint in the military, he went on to...
Randy Gerrin
Feb 7, 2024
Randy Bruce Gerrin, age 67, of Cleveland, formerly of Cornelia, passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2024. Born on March 16, 1956, in Demorest, he was a son of the late Earl William Gerrin and Lovadia Etta Chastain Gerrin. Mr. Gerrin retired from NOK after several years of service. In his spare time, he enjoyed going to the Toccoa Speedway...
Myrtis Brown
Feb 6, 2024
Myrtis Elois Mote Brown, age 77, of Demorest, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2024. Born on January 15, 1947, in Clarkesville, she was a daughter of the late Robert Wesley Mote and Edna Maney Mote. Mrs. Brown worked for many years as a lab technician with Fieldale Farms. She was a devoted member of Clarkesville Church of God. In...
Rev. Chester Gragg
Feb 5, 2024
Rev. Chester Thomas Gragg, age 87, of Clarkesville, passed away on Monday, February 5, 2024. Born on February 15, 1936, in Clayton, he was a son of the late Chester Edmond Gragg and Rhoda Susan Owensby Gragg. Rev. Gragg was a pastor for 62 years, serving a total of nine churches in Georgia and North Carolina, and was currently a...
Deborah Davis
Feb 4, 2024
Deborah Denise Davis, age 65, of Baldwin, passed away on Sunday, February 4, 2024. Born on June 23, 1958, in Demorest, she was the daughter of the late Lamb and Geraldine Ward Davis. She received her Business Education Degree from North Georgia Tech and was an auditor at Columbia Residential. Deborah enjoyed gardening and reading and was a member of...
Thomas Owenby
Feb 3, 2024
Thomas Lee Owenby, Sr., age 75, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Saturday, February 3, 2024. Born on July 15, 1948, in Waynesville, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Thomas Clyde Owenby and Ethel Elaine Davis Owenby. Mr. Owenby proudly served his country in the United States Army. He retired from Habersham Metal as a lead inspector...
Ronnie "Buck" Watts
Feb 1, 2024
Ronnie “Buck” Watts, age 68, of Demorest, passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2024. Born on June 10, 1955, in Clayton, he was the son of the late Charlie Watts and Shirley Watts Welborn. Mr. Watts was an auto mechanic for many years, who also worked in carpentry and caretaking lake property. In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing, golfing,...
Florine Freeman Shore
Jan 27, 2024
Florine Freeman Shore, age 82, of Alto, went to heaven on Saturday, January 27, 2024. Born on April 16, 1941, in Cleveland, she was a daughter of the late Charlie E. Freeman and Nellie Mae Presley Freeman. She was a member of White Creek Baptist Church, enjoyed attending local church services, and supporting her son Anthony at the churches he...
Ernestine Smith
Jan 26, 2024
Ernestine “Teene” Sullens Smith, age 78 of Lula, passed away on Friday, January 26, 2024. Born on January 3, 1946, in Alto, she was a daughter of the late James Cecil “Pete” Sullens and Beatrice Thomas Sullens. Mrs. Smith was a life-long member of Enon Baptist Church. She was also a retired bus driver with Gainesville City Schools, where she...
Royce Wiley
Jan 24, 2024
Royce Wiley, age 88, of Alto, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. Born on August 20, 1935, in Hall County, he was a son of the late Albern and Maebell Woodall Wiley. Mr. Wiley was a self-employed poultry and cattle farmer for approximately 50 years. He was one of the hardest working men you’ll ever know and he enjoyed...
Donald Sosebee
Jan 24, 2024
Donald “Donnie” Eugene Sosebee, age 71, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. Born on June 21, 1952, in Forsyth, he was a son of the late James Eugene Sosebee and Gaynell Shockley Sosebee Hooper of Demorest. Mr. Sosebee was a truck driver for 45 years having retired from Adams Motor Express. He enjoyed fishing, camping, and...
Paschal Brown
Jan 21, 2024
Paschal Dwight Brown, age 17, of Demorest, went home to be with The Lord on Sunday, January 21, 2024. Born on September 5, 2006, in Gainesville, he was a son of Noel Dwight Brown and Crystal Lynn Turpen Brown of Demorest. Paschal is described by his family as an earthbound angel who was a bundle of joy that enjoyed life....
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